Vivi, nursing mom of 5
We flushed this morning with me holding Vivi over the sink and my husband doing the flushing. Our teamwork is a bit to be desired because at one point I got a squirt of solution all over my neck, jerking my head quickly enough to avoid a squirt in the face. Vivi was very cooperative. Actually, she rarely struggles and is just a little trooper.
I don't have bentadine or saline solution. Do they sell saline solution at regular pharmacies? The only saline I have ever seen is the little bottles of nasal spray.
After the flushing, we use the syringes of Silverdene to fill the empty cavity. It doesn't take much (it's like a thick, white cream) and then I gently wiped off the excess with a tissue.
What I did not count on was that the procedure may make her feel better. I think it has. She seems to be eating better and there were poos all over the cage this morning. I was worried that she may not be eating due to an intolerance to the antibiotic, but now I'm thinking it may be due to pain and discomfort. I intend to change the fleece daily to keep things cleaner for her.
I don't have bentadine or saline solution. Do they sell saline solution at regular pharmacies? The only saline I have ever seen is the little bottles of nasal spray.
After the flushing, we use the syringes of Silverdene to fill the empty cavity. It doesn't take much (it's like a thick, white cream) and then I gently wiped off the excess with a tissue.
What I did not count on was that the procedure may make her feel better. I think it has. She seems to be eating better and there were poos all over the cage this morning. I was worried that she may not be eating due to an intolerance to the antibiotic, but now I'm thinking it may be due to pain and discomfort. I intend to change the fleece daily to keep things cleaner for her.
- Lynx
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I put up a thread in the Records forum that should lead you to this thread:
https://www.guinealynx.info/records/viewtopic.php?t=120
https://www.guinealynx.info/records/viewtopic.php?t=120
It also goes by what type of tissue is in the wound bed - necrotic /infected tissue needs sloughed off (like with the harsher cleaners) , but healthy tissue needs preserved (like with saline). Needs to be moist, but not too moist. Sometimes takes multiple approaches / techniques as the wound heals - like with Pinky.
It's a tough and constantly evolving area in medicine - lots of new products and lots of studies. It's also tough because there's often lots of comorbidities to just a wound (infection/diabetes/poor circulation)
It's a tough and constantly evolving area in medicine - lots of new products and lots of studies. It's also tough because there's often lots of comorbidities to just a wound (infection/diabetes/poor circulation)
Update (and warning...do not read if squeamish!!):
I've been dutifully flushing Vivi's "cavity" and filling it with Silverdene, as per the vet's instructions. It seemed to be filling in with a brownish tissue (the color of hamburger), but I thought it was maybe the wound healing. Not having ever dealt with an open abcess, I wasn't sure what to expect. It appeared to me to be filled in and solid.
I took Vivi back to the vet today for a follow-up and the vet took a gauze and wiped at the wound. Then, rather to my shock, she began pulling out garbage (the consistency of wet tissue paper) and pulling out garbage! A WHOLE LOTTA garbage came out of what I thought was a healing over wound. She explained that that stuff was the old silverdene. She took Vivi in the back and flushed the cavity (now a hole in my pig again!) out.
So the hole is a hole again and bleedy and I have to continue to flush it some more. But she doesn't want me to use the Silverdene.
Cultures done previously came back also and she has been switched from the Bactim to Chloramphenical to combat the specific infection found. I'm kicking myself for not getting a copy of the culture report. This stuff is in pill form...so I need to crush one (actually an 8th of a pill) and mix it with something to give it to her. She loves her Critical Care, so maybe...
I've been dutifully flushing Vivi's "cavity" and filling it with Silverdene, as per the vet's instructions. It seemed to be filling in with a brownish tissue (the color of hamburger), but I thought it was maybe the wound healing. Not having ever dealt with an open abcess, I wasn't sure what to expect. It appeared to me to be filled in and solid.
I took Vivi back to the vet today for a follow-up and the vet took a gauze and wiped at the wound. Then, rather to my shock, she began pulling out garbage (the consistency of wet tissue paper) and pulling out garbage! A WHOLE LOTTA garbage came out of what I thought was a healing over wound. She explained that that stuff was the old silverdene. She took Vivi in the back and flushed the cavity (now a hole in my pig again!) out.
So the hole is a hole again and bleedy and I have to continue to flush it some more. But she doesn't want me to use the Silverdene.
Cultures done previously came back also and she has been switched from the Bactim to Chloramphenical to combat the specific infection found. I'm kicking myself for not getting a copy of the culture report. This stuff is in pill form...so I need to crush one (actually an 8th of a pill) and mix it with something to give it to her. She loves her Critical Care, so maybe...
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Careful with the chlor. It can pose a risk to human health -- a very very very very tiny chance (far less than winning the lottery ;-) but not zero, so if you are crushing those pills yourself, wear gloves and possibly a mask if you can stand it.
Chlor does not dissolve well in water or water-based (Pedialyte, fruit juices, etc.) liquids. If it were me I'd see if I could get it compounded.
Chlor does not dissolve well in water or water-based (Pedialyte, fruit juices, etc.) liquids. If it were me I'd see if I could get it compounded.